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Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

The Wichita EAGLE proposes to stand
by the Republican party and not allow its
objections to certain party measures to
switch 1t off into the Democratic ranks
The Wichita EAGLE is to be commended
for its Republican loyalty and to be ad
mired for its sterling good sense -Atchison
Champion.
Well, all that sounds funny. The
eagle proposes" Well, we should
smile. The editor of the EAGLE came to
Kansas In the territorial days, years before
1t was state. and his first vote was against
the Democratic Lecompton constitution.
That was thirty years and more ago and
he has never bolted his party or scratched
ticket since. Our loyalty, therefore,
can't be even questioned. AS for good
sense, we hope we have grain of it, and
we hope that our boldness sizes up fairly
with our sense. The Republican party is
one of few blunders and mistakes. there
fore any Republican mistake ought to be
wiped out and righted at The
earliest moment.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

Henry Georges visionary land theory Is
endorsed by British workmen, who have a
pretext for approving 1t as an agent to be
used In breaking down the vicious system
of Great Britain. Were the primogeniturs
laws of England abolished and land there
made as subject to sale as it is here, these
British workingmen would be among the
first to assert the right Of Individual owner
ship of land
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27
THE SEDGWICK COUNTY REPUBLI.
CANS

Tha Wichita Beacon has been bellyach-
Ing at the Eagle ever since the 6edgwick
county Republicans nominated their ticket,
because, as it is alleged, the ticket was so
rocky and the action of the convention In
favoring the prohibitory laws so 'distasteful
to the people that the Eagle could not
support it. The attention of the Beacon is
hereby called to the Eagles ringing en-
dorsement in its issue Of Wednesday
There is no mistaking its meaning -Leav-
enworth Times.
The Republicans of Sedgwick county
have placed good many tickets In the
field in the past, composed of men who
proved not only an honor to their party
but exceptionally efficient officers, trust
worthy and honest. But notwithstanding
the discretion of the past and
the entire satisfaction rendered
by Republican officers, the Eagle can
truthfully say that no better, more COM
petent or more trustworthy men ever COM
posed county ticket than the men nomi
mated by the last Republican convention of
this county There Is not a man on the
ticket who Is not above reproach or even
above unfavorable criticism. As citizens,
as Republicans, as to availability and COM
potency to fill the respective positions not a
single objection has been urged from any
quarter, while upon the other hand even
our political enemies do not as much as say
that their own ticket is any better From
the hour that the ticket was nominated all
that the affairs of this county
would not be placed in better or more safe
hands than those of the men composing the
Republican ticket, so of course there would
be no mistakes as to the EAGLES meaning.
As for anything further they will. of course.
all be elected
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

Just now the place hunters Of Boston
are demanding the removal of Gen. Corse
from the postoffice of that place because he
refuses to remove competent employees sim
ply because they are Republicans TO make
room for as many Democrats, but 1t does
not require great amount of foresight to
see that In less than five years the men who
run the Democratic machine In Massachu-
sets win be on their knees to General Corse
asking him to be candidate for governor
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

Mr.. Cleveland has on his hands square
fight In Massachusetts between the spoils
system, the theory that the public offices
are for the benefit Of the political strikers,
and the system truly Democratic of select
ing officials from the whole body Of the
people according to merit and continuing
them according to fitness TO fill them. He
has given way to his spoils party nearly
everywhere except in Massachusetts, and if
he yields there he does not leave an inch of
ground for any mugwump in the land $50
far as civil service reform is to be expected
D. HIM to stand on.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

Aspecial dispatch to the Globe Demo
crat says the president has ordered the al
lotment of the Indian lands adjoining Bax-
ter Springs, Kansas, and including the
reservations of the Quapsws, Ottawas,
Wyandottes, Senecas, Modocs, Miamis,
Beorias and Pottawatomies. Mr.. Atkins
states that the allotment will be made just
as soon as a commissioner can be ap-
pc tinted under the act passed last winter.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

To be forewarned is to be forearmed,
and this applies In business as well as every
thing else. The country was threatened
with something of panic few days ago,
but the general business of the country
trimmed its sails accordingly. But the
panic didn't come, and everything looks
pucpfcjo,1c now
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

A vote viii be taken in Dakota next No,
vember on the proposition TO divide the
territory. The probability is that the
movement will be successful, which settles
the question of the admission Of either half
as state into the Union, for time. at
least.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

The fact that jeff Davis is more popular
In the south than ever is proven by this,
that his opposition to prohibition has ptac-
tically killed it throughout the south
Lawrence Journal.
His influence did seem to be pretty ef-
fective in Texas, for fact. and they are
using it for all it Is worth in Tennessee.
But it does not seem to be SO potential In
Georgia. They have had some pretty
tough bouts on the liquor question In that
state, but the prohibitionists have gotten in
their work In good shape. It is in force in
the capital, Atlanta, and instead of depop
ulating thocity and driving business and
capital away it is authoritstively stated
that both have Increased there since prohi-
bition went into effect. It cannot be said.
however, that they have repudisted Old
man JEFF, for he is to be the chief Jungle
man at the state fair Macon next week.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

The announcement that seven new post
Offices were established In Kansas last week
is well enough In its way. but what thepeople
of Kansas most desire Is better facilities
for serving them through the Offices al
ready established in preference to further
complication of matters by opening new
Onpc
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

Anent the rebel flag episode and the
Wheeling portrait incident a good many
Democratic paper felt called upon to
admonish the G.. A. r. that 1t had better
disband, but from the thousands Of mem
bers of that organization who have gone to
the annual reunion at st. Louis we should
judge that the boys are not needing the
admonition, that is any to speak of.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

An Arizona paper says that booms are
very trying on a country. Yes, they test
Its true merits, and If these are wanting,
the boom proves fizzle.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

Rents In Atchison have decreased twenty
per cent within thirty days. Let's see;
the Champion is published iD that town.
The Champion is Gov. Martins paper.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

While the magnitude, magnifcence and
splendid management Of the Philadelphia
centennial have received the warmest
praise from every part of the land, it is the
Atlanta Constitution which places the
finest touch Of roseate paint upon the
Quaker City. Among other estates ii
remarks:
What a superb spectacle that was at
Philadelphia! The president of the United
States riding through living lanes of peo-
pie, ascending the stand around which
100000 people stood, while the very earth
trembled under roars of applausel And
above 1t all the old Independence bell,
striking its mellow notes, as it rang to the
unborn republic hundred years ago. A
tremendous and inspiring sight that was
and of tremendous significance.
The "mellowtones" of the cracked old
bell which has been silent for generations
Is touch "beyant."
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

The whole country will hear with sincere
regret of the probably fatal illness OF that
distinguished statesman, ex Minister Wash
burne.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-27

One lot Of Felts, worth 81 for 40 cents.
All our Wool Felts for 99c, others ask Sl.50
Our Fur or French Felts S1.49, others
ask 200
Qua Untrimmee Felt Sailors 90 cents
otheas ask $50
Our Straw Sailors 49c, others ask IS
Our Trimmed Sailors Sligo, others ssk 200
Our Canton Hats, al shapes SO cents
others ask IS
Buckram Frames 10c, others ask %
French Frames zoe, others ask 35
Torquois or Conlys for Soc, and we are
the only house In town that has them.
Tips, Birds Wings, Etc, Etc, from %
cents up.
Fine Silk Velvets, al shades, SO cents.
Grand Silk Pushes, all shades for sligo.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11
EngIand's Position.

Il
War would mean great damage to this
country but to England it means disinte-
grafton, and to Canada annihilation. The
Inflexible could levy an indemnify of $780,
100000 on New York or destroy the city.
The same is true of Boston, San Francisco
and most of our seaports. When this has
been said, all has been said. On the other
hand, Canada has population that never
has and never will amalgamate. Not only
are the French Canadians Jealous of their
British masters, but New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia have more than once threatened
secession, and the half breed population of
Manitoba are still muttering over their re-
Gently quelled open revolt The annexation
to the United States Of the thriving grain
fields north of Minnesota would be one GER
tain result of such war.
England, moreover, occupies the unhappy
position OF the successful bully who has
fought his way to the head of the school.
Every nation has a grudge against her, and
every nation. only excepting the United
States, would be glad to send her to the wall.
With broken prestige in Egypt, Russian
army already threatening India and a mil
lion lrishmenleagerly awaiting the proclaim
alton OF serious foreign war to hoist the
standard of rebellion, England can afford
neither to make war nor to continue much
longer the strain of clustering braggadocio
which is likely to ALLEVIATE the moral support
OF the Uniten States of North America.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

yrIsCELLANEOUs.
FEBRUARY SPECIAL.
GRAND PANT & VEST SALE.

Having made three ago. large purchase of wooens
very price direct from the known mills Eng
land manufactured during the dull i'm
turing the entire lot Of about into PANTS
VESTS These goods patrons
best manner prices that will satisfy
nOmca We call special attention few let's only We OWN them
LOW and shall SELL them Low.
$50 pairs of Mems Light Stripe, Heavy Weight All Wool
desirable color Of
waist regular price S 0g we offer this lot only $500 pair
of good wearing qualities sizes for Boys Young Men and
Men as large AZ waist regular $780, offered this
sale at only So. 90 PER PAIR. Vests to match
pairs Mems Fancy Plaid in dark MIXTURE
and wool 5 III sizes 32 to Az waist offered at this sale at
only $3.50 PER PAIR AIR Vests to match.
500 of Fine Wool Pants $780, $500
several patterns and qualities to $3.50 UNDER
REGULAR RETAIL PRICES for goods.
Special Bargains in Pants and vests for LARGE MEN.
Bargains in BOYS LONG AND KNEE PANTS.
Hundreds Mems Young Mems ST.
and upwards.
We cordially invite the public to call and examine
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11
CURRENT COMMENT.
1T DOES so LOOK.
n, Y. World.

1T DOES so LOOK.
n. Y World.
1t looks as though not only the car stove,
but the wooden car itself will at length give
way to the advance OF science
MIR. LooNEY's BILL.
Bangor Whig
We publish this morning the provisions of
the ten hour bill as introduced in the House
yesterday by Mr.. Looney. The bill has been
modified in the committee, and in its present
form seems to treat the question in Il sensi-
bic manner. 1t applies to women and min
ors under eighteen years of age, thus leaving
men free to make any special contract mutu-
ally satisfactory to employer and employe.
OUGHT TO PASS.
Providence Journal
The resolution introduced in the General
Assembly asking for the passage of an act
prohibiting the heating of railroad cars by
stoves should result in legislation to accom-
plish the purpose. Nothing ont pernicious
economy on the part of the railroad corpora
tlons prevents the immediate adoption of
safe methods, and they should be compelled
to give reasonable care for the safety of their
passengers.
THE CANADIAN CAMPAIGN IN A NUTSHELL.
Springfield Republican.
The volumes written in Canada during
these exciting days of the political CAM
pagn may be boiled down to this: The Lib
erals when in power accumulated debt of
81, ,232, ,000 or at the rate of Stag, 400 year
the Tories have contracted public debt of
$I76 $50 600, or ST., ,609, 600 per year. The To-
ries reply that they have railroads and other
things to show for this great outlay, and the
Liberals retort that the other things consist
OF official jobs, useless wars and bribery
funds.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11
The Waning Strike.

The strike of the longshoremen and
freight handlers of New York city. which
is now fast drawing to an inglorious end,
Kg9 III fEsdr b 6f AS Assembly 70 Of the
bly, undertook to do the same thing along
the wharves Of the metropolis that Martin
Irons and his hackers attempted along the
railroad lines in the Southwest II pro-
claimed practically that it was going to par
alyze all the steamboat lines and stop all
freight by water until the quarrel between
the Old Dominion Steamship Company and
its employees was settled TO the satisfaction
OF the latter. Anybody not blinded by pas
sion would have seen at the start that such
programme as that could not be
carried out. But Assembly 40 was head
strong and had a greatly exaggerated sense
OF Its power, just as did Martin Irons and
his assembly. So it began to order out men
who had no grievance whatever and who
would, had they followed their own prefer
ences, have remained at work The loyalty
OF the Knights to their leaders proved re-
markably strong, and the celerity with which
they ooeyed orders was very inspiriting to
the men who were engineering the strike.
Inc managers neglected to take into ao-
count, however, the fact that the labor thew
were ordering on strike was not skilled
labor, which it would be difficult to supply.
but unskilled labor of which there was an
abundance in the country. They were blind
to the fact that there was great army of nm
employed anxious to work and ready and
able to fill the places left vacant by the strik-
ers. Had they been alive to these things thev
never would have undertaken what they did.
for they would have seen that failure was
Inevitable They were blind guides and
they have led hundreds oflaboring men. who
were earning their daily bread, and were
contented and happy, into poverty and dis
tress; for the places of those who went ont
have been supplied with new men and the
old ones cannot get back and are now idle
about the streets.
IL the men who have engineered this cause
less strike were the only, or the chief suf-
ferers the public could look on complacent-
ly But it unfortunately happens that their
punishment is comparatively slight. They
are denounced by their deluded victims for
time. but that is all. The men who have
been induced to follow them by threats or
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

false promises bear the brunt of the suffer-
lug Even If they are fortunate enough to
get back to their old places. they are never
theless sufferers, for they have lost the wages
they would have earned while on the strike
and gained nothing to compensate them
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IL.

We do not read anonymous letters aud commun
cations. The name and address Of the writer are
IA All eases indispensable, nctuecessarily for pub
ileation but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

Consul General Porch, who was largely
responsible for the stories alleging scandal
GUS conduct on the part Of Mr.. Sedgwick
while in Mexico as the representative of the
United States government to ascertain the
facts OF the Cutting case, has been removed.
In letter to the Two Republics, of Mexico,
he alleges that he bias been unjustly treated.
and processes to be able to substantiate his
report in regard to Sedgwick.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

The latest honor offered the Hon. w. II.
Clifford is the Austrian mission. The list
now includes Attorney General, Solicitor of
the Treasury, Commissioner of Patents,
Minister to Mexico and Minister to Austria.
SO far he has spurned them all.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

The South Boston Railroad Company have
offered to submit their dispute with their
employees to arbitration, but the employees
refuse. This refusal will inevitably preju-
dice the public against their cause.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11


A bill has been introduced in the House to
establish Doard OF dentaf commissioners
and to forbid all persons from practicing
dentistry until they have been examined and
granted certificate by this board.
Of course the object of the bill is
to prevent unskilled and ignorant persons
from practicing profession they know moth
ing about. We do not know how much quack-
cry in dentistry prevails in this State. and
therefore can hardly judge whether there is
any pressing necessity for this measure or not
We are certain, however, that it is very
much less needed than a similar measure ap
plicable to the practice of medicine in this
State. Such measure was before the last
Legislature and several preceding ones, but
Its friends became so discouraged by
Its treatment then that they have not intro
duced it this session. They ought not.
however, to have abandoned it, but should
have introduced it this winter, and continue
to tointroduce it into every succeeding LegisIa-
ture until 1t becomes law. No man is al
lowed to compound medicines in this State
unless he has first been examined by board
OF commissioners and given certificate that
he Is competent to do so But any man may
hold himself out as physician, no matter
how ignorant he is, and may collect pay for
his services Thus it comes about that citi-
zens Of Maine are annually swindled out of
thousands of dollars by doctors who
have no special knowledge of the anatomy
OF the human body or the effect of drugs.
There is great demand just now for legis-
lation to benefit the laboring man, and ten
hour laws, weekly payment laws, laws abol-
ishing imprisonment for debt and trustee
process are on foot for his benefit. If some
body wants to propose another law that will
benefit him as much if not more than any of
these, let him suggest law that shall drive
medical quacks of all descriptions from the
State or compel them to earn an honest liy-
Ing. 1t is out of the poor man especially
that these harpies get their living and amass
their fortunes. And they steal from him not
only his money, but frequently his health as
we'll.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

The man who threw the bomb on to the
stage where Patti was singing is described
as dyspepsia specialist" Undoubtedly
bomb viii cure dyspepsia if properly ad-
ministered, but it is rather drastic reme-
DIV
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

The resolution introduced into the Senate
looking to an investigation into the whole
subject Of tuberculosis in Maine cattle is
step in the right direction. If the matter is
only scare" as Secretary Gilbert of the
Board of Agriculture says, it win be great
relief to have it so established by an offic-
ial investigation. If il is a serious matter as
DIR. Bailey. Prof. Miehener and Dr. Gerrish
think an official inquiry will probably lead
to some effective measures to stamp out the
disease. BY all means let us have the inves-
tigation.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11
THE SUMS HEAT.
ItwiII Last 10000, 900 Years as II
Is Now.
London Telecranb


brilliant audience filed the theatre of
the Royal Institution last night Jan. 2p
while Prof. Sir William Thompson exponnd-
ca tne latest dynamical theories regarding
tne probable origin, total amount, and pos
sible duration of the suns heat" During
the short 5000 years or more of which man
possesses historic records there was, the
learned physicist showed, no trace of yaria-
tion In solar energy; and there was no dis
tinct evidence of it even, though the earth as
whole, from being nearer the sun received
in January 81 per cent. more heat than in
July.
But in the millions of years which geology
carried us back, it might safely be said there
must have been great changes. How had
the solar fires been maintained during those
agesP The scientific answer to this question
was the theory of Helmholtz that the sun
was vast globe gradually cooling, but as it
cooled shrinking, and that the shrinkage-
which was the effect of gravity upon its mass
kept up its temper ature. The total of the
sun's heat was equal to that which would be
required to keep up 476,000 millions of mil
900 horse .bp'53ees ~ herss power. or about zs,-
little more than square yard-and vet the
- butOTy Oh neat SHOWS
tnat the suns mass would require only to
fall In or contract thirty-fve metres per an
mum TO keep up that tremendous energy. At
this rate the solar radius in 1000 years time
would be about one-hundredth per cent. less
than at present.
A time would come when the Temperature
would fall, and 1t was thus inconceiyable
That the sun would continue to emit heat suf-
nclent to sustain existing life on the globe
Tor more than 100000 600 years. Applying the
same principles retrospectively, they could
not suppose that the sun had existed for
more than twenty million years-no matter
what might have been its orgin-whether it
came into existence from the clash of worlds
pre-existing, or of.diffused nebulous matter.
There was great clinging by geologists and
biologists to vastly longer periods. but the
physicist treating it as dynamic question
with calculable elements, could come to no
other conclusion materially different from
what he had stated.
Sir William Thompson declined to discuss
any chemical source of heat, which, what
ever its effect when primeyal elements first
come into contact, was absolutely insignif-
cant compared with the effects of gravity
after globes like the sun and the earth had
been formed. In all these speculations they
were in the end driven to the ultimate ele
ments of matter-to the qIestion-when they
thought what became of all the SUMS heat
what is the luminiferous ether that fills space
and to that most wonderful form of force
upon which Faraday spent so much of the
thought Of his later years, gravity.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

"As for Mr.. Gladstone" writes George w.
Smalley to the Tribune, recent visitors to
Hawarden speak Of him as not merely well,
but in tremendous spirits and force. Never
more confident, never more content with the
way things are going, and never talked with
more continuous and overpowering energy.
None OF us thought Of contributing to the
conversation save by way ofquestion or some
mint toward fresh topic. He talked on and
on, and always with an intensity such as
peiongs TO no other man. / could liken him
70 nothlng but some huge electrical machine
giving off a stream of sparks and shocks.
uazznng, insplriting and sometimes almost
carrying the company off their feet or ont of
their chairs. We sat open mouthed il not
wonderful old mans vitality Such Are the
accounts OF one who has seen him face to
face for three days. W
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

II the fortiication bin is smothered ia the
House. the country knows just where to
place the responsibility, thanks to Mr.. Reeds
adroit interrogations to the Speaker
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-11

The Secretary Of the Democratic State
Committee of New Jersey offers to bet
$4,000 that Abbott will not be elected Sena-
tor from that State and can get no takers.